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Plater Claims Pole for AIM Yamaha at NW200
Yesterday
Steve Plater has claimed pole position for the start of the two Supersport races at the Kennedy International North West 200 races on Saturday while AIM Yamaha teammate Ian Hutchinson was fourth fastest and will start from row two. Plater had been running pole for most of the session until Alastair Seeley posted a quick lap towards the end of Thursday’s final qualifying to take over at the top of the timing sheet. But Plater was quick to respond with a time of 4m 33.749 seconds on his very last lap beating Seeley by 0.503s to start Saturday’s two Supersport races from pole position. Last year Plater finished second and a very close fourth in the two six-lap events and will be hungry for the win this time around.
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Front Row Start for Rutter
Yesterday
Michael Rutter and the North West Ducati Team secured some good results in yesterdays second practice/qualifying session at the Kennedy North West 200. Rutter ended up second in the Superbike class behind John McGuinness and third in the Superstock class behind Keith Amor and Alastair Seeley. He will start in both the Superbike races and the Superstock race on the front row of the grid. Once again the sun was shining on the competitors of the North West and the NW200 Ducati team were eager to find a strong race set up on the Superbike (Ducati F08) and Superstock (Ducati 1098 R) machines.
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HM Plant Honda on Pole for North West 200 SBK Races
Yesterday
John McGuinness placed his Honda CBR1000RR on pole for tomorrow’s Kennedy International North West 200 races. Meanwhile team-mate Steve Brogan continued to familiarise himself with the nine-mile course on both his Superstock Fireblade and Supersport CBR600RR. Tomorrow’s racing will still go ahead, despite the death of one of road-racing’s biggest names in practice last night at the Triangle circuit. Robert Dunlop crashed during the 125/250 and 400cc practice session on the first lap.
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Dunlop Dies After Crash at NW200
Yesterday
Legend and motorcycles racer Robert Dunlop has died after suffering severe chest injuries at the North West 200 in Thursday's practice session while chasing what would have been his 16th North West 200 trophy. Dunlop and the other riders were travelling at speeds of about 160mph as they approached the Mathers Cross section of the course in Portrush. The 47 year olds bike appeared to seize and lock up and he was thrown over the handlebars, throwing him onto the track and into the path of another rider (who suffered a broken leg and concussion). Robert died of his injuries shortly after arriving at the Causway Hospital, at nearby Coleraine at 22:00 BST.
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Farquhar on the Pace at NW200
2 Days ago
Ryan Farquhar was on the pace in Tuesday's opening practice sessions for the 2008 North West 200 on the Q8Oils lubricated McAdoo Kawasaki race bikes. Despite some minor set-up issues, Ryan ended the evening third, sixth and seventh fastest in the Supersport 600, Superbike and Superstock 1000 classes respectively. Out first on the new 2008 ZX-10R Kawasaki Superbike, Ryan went straight to the top of the timesheets during the opening laps of practice. He felt that the bike was really powerful and recorded the fastest speed trap time of the evening at 195.1mph with the on-board GPS system. Ryan lost a bit of track time trying to perfect the rear suspension but still ended the session a promising sixth fastest average speed of 118.702mph.
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Official Recognition for the Yamaha Classic Racing Team
2 Days ago
Yamaha Motor Europe NV has officially announced its support for the Yamaha Classic Racing Team, founded and managed by former Yamaha GP mechanic Ferry Brouwer. In addition to a financial element, the support will include technical as well as promotional aspects. The Yamaha Classic Racing Team (YCRT), born out of passion for racing heritage is aimed at conserving Yamaha’s history from their early golden years of road racing. This truly magnificent period started in the sixties and continued into the seventies. Ferry Brouwer, now 59 yrs old has been into racing since he was 6 years old after being introduced to it by his father.
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MSV - Bike Testing – May Update!!
3 Days ago
MotorSport Vision have just announced many more dates for their bike testing trackdays at all four of their circuits. These include testing days for NG Road Racing, New Era, Derby Phoenix and CRMC. Listed below are the 2008 MotorSport Vision test dates for the next three months. We have a very limited number of half days available on most of the events so please book early to avoid disappointment. Garages can be booked online for a small additional cost.
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McGuinness Tops the Leaderboard for HM Plant Honda
3 Days ago
John McGuinness topped the Superbike leaderboard last night for Saturday’s Kennedy International North West 200 race. He and team-mate Steve Brogan spent the four hour practice session getting to grips with the nine-mile Triangle circuit, which is the debut pure roads event for the new-for-2008 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade. The final practice session is to be held this Thursday evening with racing taking place on Saturday 17th May
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HM Plant Honda Ready for Tonight’s first North West 200 Outing!
4 Days ago
HM Plant Honda teamsters John McGuinness and Steve Brogan will line up this evening for the first practice for Saturday’s Kennedy International North West 200. The North West 200 circuit runs between the towns of Portrush, Portstewart and Coleraine in Northern Ireland and has a history stretching back to 1929. Roads master McGuinness is a previous winner in the Superbike class at the event, while Brogan is a relative newcomer to the famous race. John will be riding in the Superbike class aboard the awesome new 2008 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade, based closely on the machines used in the Bennetts British Superbike championship. The major differences include the use of Dunlop instead of Pirelli tyres, more power thanks to different regulations, while the suspension will be set-up softer for the harsher conditions found on the nine-mile ‘Triangle’ circuit.
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Massive BBC Coverage of North West 200
4 Days ago
Last year, thousands of people around the world watched the groundbreaking live coverage from the BBC of the Kennedy International North West 200 and this year, the team is back with even bigger and better coverage of Britain's most popular road race.
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Arai Race Service Supports North West 200
08 May 2008
For the third year in succession, the Arai Race Service will be at the North West 200. Operated by UK Arai importer Phoenix Distribution the Service, started in 1984 and now in its 24th year of supporting Arai racers, will play a crucial role in helping its riders as they compete at Northern Irelands’ premier event. Every technician working on the Arai Race Service has undergone an extensive training programme and knows every Arai helmet inside and out. In tough road race events like the North West, fit and a clear view are crucial. These essential requirements are fully taken care of by the technicians allowing the riders to focus their full concentration on the race.
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On Bike TT Experience 6 released on DVD
08 May 2008
Nothing on Earth gets the adrenalin pumping like the extreme thrill of the world’s most demanding motorcycle race – the Isle of Man TT. For 100 years the TT has been the supreme challenge for riders. It takes a true hero to tackle the almost 38-mile Mountain Course, racing on public roads at speeds approaching 200mph with houses, hedges, walls and fans just inches away. Now you can share the incredible excitement with the latest instalment in the amazing On Bike TT Experience. This is your chance to see the world-famous TT course from the riders’ point of view, and experience the ultimate white-knuckle ride.
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Martin Finnegan Dies in Tragic Accident
06 May 2008
Talented Irishman Martin Finnegan has tragically lost his life competing in the Tandragee 100 event this weekend. Finnegan who was competing for the JMF Millsport Yamaha team died in the accident at Marlacoo Corner. Finnegan had earlier won the opening race of the day which was his 43rd road race victory of his career.
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Savadori Confirms Himself the Leader of the Italian Championship
06 May 2008
The second round of the 2008 Road Racing Italian Championship was held in Monza on Sunday May 4th. Lorenzo Savadori, with the Aprilia of the Team RCGM, conquered a second position that allows him to remain at the head of the championship with an advantage of 9 points on the second classified. After a good start, Lorenzo immediately went on the front and at that time he began a fight with other three riders that only ended under the chequered flag. Continuous changes of position offered a great show on the very fast track of Monza, with a great Savadori that managed to pass the finish line in the first position in 9 of the 11 laps.
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Flying Farquhar Conquers Cookstown!
30 April 2008
Ryan Farquhar dominated the Cookstown 100 race meeting on his Q8Oils lubricated Kawasaki, winning both Superbike races and the overall ‘Man of the Meeting’ award. As the McAdoo Kawasaki team’s 2008 ZX-10R Superbike wasn’t yet ready for action Farquhar raced on his ‘07 machine. In warm and sunny conditions Ryan started as he meant to continue, winning the opening 10-lap Superbike race from Martin Finnegan and Scotland’s Keith Amor.
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Ivan Lintin at Cookstown 100
29 April 2008
Irish roads specialist Ivan Lintin from Bardney was competing in the Cookstown 100 races on Saturday where he secured a win and a fifth place in his two outings around the 2.1-mile Orritor Road course. It was Lintin’s first time at Cookstown and the weather made him a bit more cautious than usual.
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Aprilia USA Fastest in First Ever SunTrust MOTO-ST Series Qualifying
27 April 2008
The defending SunTrust MOTO-ST Series champions Aprilia USA/Lloyd Brothers Motorsports will start on pole position for Sunday’s VIR SunTrust MOTO-ST 500k at Virginia International Raceway in Danville, Va. In the first qualifying session in the series two-year history Ty Howard of Weatherford, Tex. took the No. 1 Aprilia Tuono 1000R around the 3.27-mile VIR track in one minute, 59.443 seconds for an average speed of 98.557 miles per hour. Howard and teammate Mike Himmelsbach of Quakertown, Penn. won the season opening event at Daytona International Speedway and the No. 1 Aprilia leads the standings in the Buell Motorcycle Company SuperSport Twins (SST) class heading into this weekend’s second round of the series.
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SpeedWerks.com Looks for Victory
27 April 2008
Looking to make up ground, Team SpeedWerks.com is hoping to score the Sport Twins Class victory at Round 2 of the 2008 SunTrust MOTO-ST Series, April 27 at Virginia International Raceway. “This is definitely going to be an important round for us,” says team owner Steve Long. “We had an electrical problem on our No. 87 Suzuki SV650 at the season opener at Daytona which left us sitting in 12th place. It was really a bummer since we had a commanding lead and were running fifth overall. We did put our No. 86 Suzuki in fourth which softened the blow somewhat. Now we definitely need to step it up.
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Pole Position, Win & Fastest Lap For Savadori At Mugello
22 April 2008
On Sunday 20th April, the first round of the 2008 Road Racing Italian Championship was held on the famous track of Mugello. Young racing sensation Lorenzo Savadori made a perfect qualifying, race and lap record with his Aprilia and demonstrated he was definitely the man to be the man to beat. In 2007, he already obtained the pole position (the youngest rider to ever conquer the pole position at Mugello during an Italian Championship race) but he crashed during the race. This year he had his revenge and showed everybody to be perfect, from the first practice until the end of the race, obtaining the pole position, the victory and even making the fastest lap during the race.
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Savadori Start's The Engine For 1st Italian Championship Race
17 April 2008
On Sunday 20th April, the opening race of the 125GP Road Racing Italian Championship will be held on the historical track of Mugello. Lorenzo Savadori, a young talented rider from Cesena, Italy, is already author of great important races, will surely be one of the protagonists of the new season. Last year he only participated in a few races of the 125GP Road Racing Italian Championship as he was part of the Red Bull Rookies Cup, that brought him on the main European tracks and where he obtained a final second place thanks to a couple of victories, and a second position he obtained right here at Mugello. In 2007 he took part in four of the six Italian Championship races, making his debut in the opening race and immediately conquering a historical pole position, setting an important new record on the Mugello track.
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